usel

See also: uṡèl, ușèl, and ușël

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ūsǣl, ūsal, osæll, from Old Norse úsæll, from Proto-Norse *ᚢᚾᛊᚨᛚᛁᛉ (*unsāliz), Proto-Germanic *unsēliz, from *un- (un-) + *sēliz (happy). Equivalent to o- + säll.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʉːsɛl/
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Adjective

usel (comparative uslare, superlative uslast)

  1. terribly bad, awfully bad

Declension

Inflection of usel
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular usel uslare uslast
neuter singular uselt uslare uslast
plural usla uslare uslast
masculine plural2 usle uslare uslast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 usle uslare uslaste
all usla uslare uslaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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